How to remove the title bar in a Tkinter window without using overrideredirect() method?

To remove the title bar of a Tkinter window, we can use wm_attributes() method by specifying the type of property. In the following example, we will use '-fullscreen', a Boolean value that removes the title bar of the window.

Example

Here's how to create a fullscreen window without a title bar ?

# Import the tkinter library
from tkinter import *

# Create an instance of tkinter frame
win = Tk()
win.geometry("700x350")

# Create a Label to print the Name
label = Label(win, text="This is a New Line Text", font=('Helvetica', 14, 'bold'), foreground="red3")
label.pack()

# Remove title bar by setting fullscreen mode
win.wm_attributes('-fullscreen', 'True')
win.mainloop()

Alternative Methods

Method 1: Using -type attribute (Linux)

On Linux systems, you can use the -type attribute ?

import tkinter as tk

root = tk.Tk()
root.wm_attributes('-type', 'splash')
root.geometry("400x300")

label = tk.Label(root, text="Window without title bar", font=('Arial', 12))
label.pack(expand=True)

root.mainloop()

Method 2: Using -toolwindow attribute (Windows)

On Windows, you can use the -toolwindow attribute ?

import tkinter as tk

root = tk.Tk()
root.wm_attributes('-toolwindow', True)
root.geometry("400x300")

label = tk.Label(root, text="Tool window without title bar", font=('Arial', 12))
label.pack(expand=True)

root.mainloop()

Adding Exit Functionality

Since removing the title bar also removes the close button, add an exit method ?

from tkinter import *

def close_window():
    win.destroy()

win = Tk()
win.geometry("400x300")

# Remove title bar
win.wm_attributes('-fullscreen', True)

# Add content
label = Label(win, text="Press Escape or click Close to exit", font=('Arial', 14))
label.pack(pady=50)

close_btn = Button(win, text="Close", command=close_window, font=('Arial', 12))
close_btn.pack()

# Bind Escape key to close window
win.bind('<Escape>', lambda e: close_window())

win.mainloop()

Comparison

Conclusion

Use wm_attributes('-fullscreen', True) for cross-platform title bar removal. Remember to provide alternative exit methods when removing the title bar, as users lose access to the standard close button.